China’s poorest province, Guizhou, stands land-locked in the southwest of the country with a population of 40 million. Roughly 40% of residents belong to ethnic minorities and 28% live below the national...

ENJIL DISTRICT, Herat Province – The farmer uses a shovel to direct water toward his farm, which is surrounded by farmlands and greenery except for the bare rock of the distant mountains. Nearby, a woman...

LILONGWE, November 29, 2016 - The January 2015 seasonal rainfall, which was the highest on record for Malawi, caused floods that left just over a million Malawians in the southern part of the country...

COTONOU, November 28, 2016 ─ In the commune of Zè in Agbodjèdo, Daniel Koudessa and his six partners in the pineapple producer village cooperative are enjoying newfound success. After having piloted...

China is a water-stressed country: per capita water resources are about a quarter of the global average, or 2,100 cubic meters. This scarcity is more severe when the spatial distribution of water sources,...

They emerge abruptly from the harshly golden Sahara, symbols of ancient culture and protectors of diverse ecosystems. Tunisia’s traditional oases, longtime centers of agricultural production and trade,...

ENJIL DISTRICT, Herat Province – The humid air clings to Alaudin, 45, who is soaked in sweat. He is surveying his grapes, walking among the vines and pruning dead branches. He owns a 70-jerib orchard (14...